Composed when a man from whom she had heard nothing for a long time came calling when the cherries were blooming most abundantly.

あだなりと名にこそたてれ櫻花年にまれたる人もまちけり

adanari to na ni koso tatere sakurabana tosi ni maretaru Fito mo matikeri

Most fragile flowers Are they called, These cherries, Appearing only once a year The man I’ve waited for.

Anonymous